Places shatteredpools Wants to Go

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.